I read about Angel Taylor on one of my favorite blogs Black Girls Like Us. One of the writers of the blog saw Angel Taylor opened up for Adele, a British soul singer, and raved about her. I downloaded Angel Taylor’s EP after reading the post and I’ve been listening to one song over and over again.
Chai Tea Latte is about having a first date with a man who ‘blown my mind in two hours time’ and in waiting for him to ask her out again. The song has made me think of two things. The first thing is when Ben and I started dating again and every moment just felt amazing. I miss that, I miss looking at him, I miss hearing him tell me how much he loves me, how happy he was to have a second chance. It brings me back to those moments. The second thing is going back out there and dating again knowing I will be waiting for some guy to call me and ask me out, that nervous/exciting waiting for him to take me out for a ‘chai tea latte.
Now that I am no longer with Ben I miss those moments in the beginning. When I hear this song it takes me back to the three-hour phone call where we both confessed still being attracted to each other and his sincere apology that opened my heart and allowed him back in. It makes me think of him picking me up from work opening the car door to the biggest bouquet of sunflowers. The ride home with the dark clouds rolling alone as we drove down Mass. Ave to Somerville seemed like a movie. As he asked me about my day lightning flashed across the sky and a loud crash of thunder followed. I squeezed his hand tightly and shared with him my long-standing fear of thunderstorms. In my driveway the drops of rain pummeled the car and he suggested we wait until the storm passed. Before I could respond he kissed me. That moment was perfect. Although the relationship was far from it I am open and ready for more ‘Chai Tea Latte’ moments.
